Spotlight On
Idaho
Since rootEd’s launch in Idaho in 2022, rootEd has served approximately 730 students at Teton High in Driggs.
“What rootEd allows me to do is work fulltime to help students prepare for postsecondary. I get to teach them to aim higher.”
— Russ Tibbitts, rootEd advisor at Teton High
"Since rootEd’s launch at Teton High School, rootEd advisor Russ Tibbitts has achieved remarkable success with students. Under his leadership, the school has seen significant increases in the number of students pursuing education or career training after graduation, and his efforts to help students secure financial aid and scholarships have been transformational."
— Dan Shefter, Partner at BDT & MSD Partners and local champion of rootEd Alliance